Plastic Product Stewardship: Who is Responsible for Ocean Plastics and Plastic Recycling Failures?

Trashing beaches on the day of love is a clear indicator that many Southern Californian plastic consumers aren’t good plastic product stewards. Technically, plastic…

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Lucky Star-Inspired 2021 Resolutions: Bring on the Era of Social Innovation!

While 2020 was another strange year on planet Earth, I focus my attention toward an enlightened 2021. Listing my resolutions, a decade-long collection of social innovation…

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A 2020 Apocalyptic Autumn: Finding a New Normal, California to Colorado

Autumn is my favorite season on the Pacific coast. In 2020's autumn, I find myself uprooted from urban California in rural Colorado. Between the fires and the pandemic, I…

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FIJI Landing: Birthday Disenchantment Turned New Beginnings

I arrive to Fiji unexpectedly for my birthday! This was not on our agenda, yet a pleasant surprise. But I have since jumped ship. The journey continues...

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TUVALU Time: Timeless Atolls Where Time Now Matters

I arrived into the Funafatelle atoll of Tuvalu with a sense of both relief and desperation. Once on shore, we quickly found ourselves quickly immersed in a wonderful…

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VANUATU’s Land Before Time: Volcanoes, Jungles, Remote Villages… and Dugongs!

Surrounded by active volcanic islands, a light sulfurous haze rests along the reef’s edge in the tropical South Pacific. A nearby fleet of outrigger canoes net small fish…

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Sailing the South Pacific

I've been out at sea now for two months. Like many people, I have long dreamed of sailing to the romanticized islands of the South Pacific. My journey begins in the most…

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New Zealand’s Outdoor Athletes Turned Environmental Champions

Four inspirational outdoor athletes in New Zealand that are championing important environmental causes in the South Pacific.

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South Island: A Glacial Warming Wonderland

My journey to the glaciers and tundra of New Zealand's South Island was met with heat waves and cyclones. I soon dubbed it as Tour de Climate Change!

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In The Name of Conservation!: Hunting & Pastimes in Polynesia

I never imagined I’d take a photo with a deer head on an ATV in the name of conservation in New Zealand! But that’s how I rolled with Red and Carpie on a Fish & Game New…

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